PirloTV network – A coordinated operation backed by ACE, UEFA, UC3, and Mexican authorities seized 44 domains tied to PirloTV, a website network that aggregates and embeds links to unauthorized sports streams. The takedown—executed ahead of the UEFA Champions League final on Ma
When a piracy network like PirloTV shifts domains fast, timing becomes its lifeline. This time, authorities moved first.
A major sports piracy ring linked to the illegal PirloTV streaming platform has been disrupted through an action that targeted 44 domains. PirloTV doesn’t stream content itself. Instead. it functions as a network of websites that aggregate and embed links to unauthorized live sports streams. primarily soccer. replaying feeds from various licensed broadcasters depending on the event.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) joined with UEFA, UC3, and Mexican authorities to shut down the 44 domains. Together. the seized sites generated more than 950 million visits every year. ACE said in its announcement—about 230 million of those visits coming from Mexico alone. The service primarily targeted viewers throughout Latin America. with particularly strong audiences in Mexico and Colombia. while still pulling in substantial traffic from Spain and the United States.
ACE said the operation was carried out ahead of the UEFA Champions League final on May 30. That detail matters because PirloTV’s reputation has been built on what happens after enforcement: the platform is notorious for aggressive migration to new domains following takedown actions from authorities.
With the FIFA World Cup currently underway. shutting down domains used by the PirloTV network could land deeper than a temporary disruption. Spanish media report that PirloTV is heavily used by people trying to watch World Cup 2026 matches on mobile phones—where legal access can be complicated by the segmentation of broadcasting rights and by platform-related access restrictions.
There is also the question of durability. It appears PirloTV can pivot quickly to new domains. and at the time of writing there are still domains indexed by public search engines that provide illegal streaming for sports events. Some of those sites offer multiple live streams from more than a dozen channels. including ESPN. Fox Sports. TNT Sports. DSports (formerly DirecTV Sports). and TyC Sports.
The fight against the PirloTV ecosystem has been building in stages. UEFA became the first holder of sports rights to join ACE in October 2025. Since then. the organizations have worked together to identify operators. map piracy networks. investigate infrastructure. and coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to dismantle backend services.
ACE says the latest action against PirloTV marks its first collaboration with Mexico’s Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) under a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening anti-piracy cooperation.
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Good, finally. 44 domains sounds like a lot.
So they seized domains, but does that mean the streams actually stopped? Feels like these sites just move to another link and everyone’s right back there. Also UEFA always does this right before the big games like it’s convenient.
My cousin in Mexico said PirloTV was the only way he could watch stuff on his phone. If they shut it down for Champions League, cool, but wouldn’t people just use VPN and it’s still the same feeds? And why does it say UC3 like that’s some internet monster?
Wait so PirloTV doesn’t even stream, it just “embeds links,” but they’re taking the whole thing down? That feels like going after the messenger, not the crime. 950 million visits a year… that’s wild. I don’t even follow soccer like that but I swear I’ve seen those pages pop up in search results like they’re everywhere. Hope this helps, but it’ll probably just be new domains with a slightly different name.